Articles by Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Pharmacists, physiotherapists and other staff will have to fill widening gap, say thinktanksPatients will have to get used to seeing a pharmacist or physiotherapist instead of a family doctor because the NHS will never overcome its chronic lack of GPs,…

RNIB says ‘shocking’ rationing severely affects people’s ability to lead independent livesPatients who are losing their sight are being forced to wait for months before having eye cataracts removed because of NHS cost-cutting, research has revealed.The…

Study says women aged 50-69 most likely to benefit, while those aged 70-79 will gain leastDeath rates from breast cancer are falling faster in Britain than in any other of the six most populous countries in Europe, research shows.The rate of death from…

Schemes try to alleviate work-related stress, pain and anxiety leading NHS personnel to quitSoaring stress levels have led to a workforce crisis and alarming numbers of doctors and nurses are quitting their jobs at the NHS.But hospitals are trying to r…

Schemes try to alleviate work-related stress, pain and anxiety leading NHS personnel to quitSoaring stress levels have led to a workforce crisis and alarming numbers of doctors and nurses are quitting their jobs at the NHS.But hospitals are trying to r…

Universal credit and welfare changes have ‘high impact’ on treatment needs, report saysNHS bosses have warned that people left stressed and unable to cope as a result of changes to their benefits are adding to the rising demand for mental health care.T…

Just 53% of people are happy with how health service is run, the lowest proportion since 2007Public satisfaction with the NHS is at its lowest level for a decade despite Theresa May’s £20.5bn-a-year funding boost and the enthusiasm created by the servi…

Doctors express disgust after eminent hospital fails to win tender for PET-CT servicesNHS chiefs are pushing through plans to let private companies take over scanning services that are vital in treating cancer patients, having told ministers last week …

Flawed guidance on 62-day care deadline hiding true picture, Labour and charities sayPatients with bladder cancer are having to wait almost five months for treatment, far beyond the 62 days that NHS rules say is the longest delay anyone should face.Peo…

NHS England calls for end to rules under which firms have won £10.5bn of contractsNHS bosses have urged ministers to scrap controversial legislation that has led to widespread privatisation of healthcare as part of a major revamp of the health service….

Diabulimia, which can be fatal, occurs if type 1 diabetics stop taking insulin to lose weightDiabetics who also have a rare and potentially fatal eating disorder are to start receiving specialist NHS help to reduce their risk of suffering its “devastat…

Number of those sick due to work-related stress is highest in five yearsTwo in five NHS staff in England felt sick from the stress of their job at some point last year, according to a survey.The figure of 39.8% of staff feeling unwell as a result of wo…

Patients are at risk of asthma attacks as they cannot afford prescriptions, study says Asthma sufferers are rationing how much of their medication they take because they cannot afford to pay NHS prescription charges, a report has said.An estimated 1.3 …

Research also finds men and women who work weekends more likely to have low moodsWomen who work more than 55 hours a week are more likely to suffer from depression than those who work the more standard 35-40 hours, a British study has found.In contrast…

Drugs and other medical supplies to be shipped over on seven new ferry routesThe government has created a logistics hub in Belgium where vital medical supplies will be stockpiled to stop the NHS running short of equipment if there is a no-deal Brexit.S…

Virus has killed 200 and left many more in intensive care units over winter periodFlu has left more than 2,000 Britons needing life-or-death treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) this winter, even though the virus is circulating at unusually low le…

People needing urgent care were asked to pay despite qualifying for free treatmentHospitals have wrongly told some migrants needing urgent care to pay for it in advance even though they qualified for free treatment on the NHS, the government has admitt…

Number of nurses leaving the service almost triples – at a time of more than 40,000 nursing vacanciesRecord numbers of burned-out NHS staff are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough with their families, ne…

Research finds number of people leaving over work-life balance has almost trebledRecord numbers of burned-out NHS staff in England are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough at home with their family, new re…